Staggered Joining Lines for Clothing Padding Insulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current clothing items with padded bodies fail to ensure maximum thermal insulation, particularly in areas subjected to high compression and lack insulation between chambers, leading to reduced cold protection.
Innovation Solution
A padding element design featuring staggered joining lines between two liners, with compact pads and optional free pads inserted into padding chambers, ensuring uniform heat distribution and cushioning, even under stress, and preventing padding displacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If padding is compressed in high-stress areas, then the clothing item conforms to the body shape, but thermal insulation is greatly reduced or eliminated
Solution Approach 1:
The padding body is divided into multiple independent insulation chambers separated by partition walls. Each chamber contains padding material that can be independently positioned and secured, preventing lateral movement and maintaining insulation even when compressed in high-stress areas.
Solution Approach 2:
Joining lines are pre-defined at specific locations and angles to create predetermined insulation chambers before the clothing item is worn. This preliminary structuring ensures that padding remains in well-defined areas and maintains thermal insulation properties even under compression during use.
2Device complexity
If junction compresses fabric on padding and lining, then chambers are formed, but areas without thermal insulation expose the wearer to outside temperature
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the clothing item have different joining line configurations. For example, the back portion may have joining lines forming larger chambers while the front has different patterns, allowing optimization of insulation in each specific area while maintaining overall structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
Partition walls act as intermediary structures between adjacent insulation chambers. These partition walls are specifically designed to maintain thermal insulation continuity across chamber boundaries, preventing heat loss through the junction areas where chambers meet.
3Adaptability or versatility
If padding is moved under compression, then the item adapts to stress, but cold protection is reduced or eliminated
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the padding into independent chambers with partition walls, each chamber can adapt to local compression while the overall structure maintains insulation integrity. The segmentation prevents padding from migrating to areas where it would compromise cold protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The joining lines and partition walls are pre-positioned to create a structured framework that guides padding placement. This preliminary action ensures padding remains in optimal positions for cold protection even when the item is subjected to stress during wear.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides consistent thermal insulation across the body, prevents padding compression, and allows for operational flexibility in garment design, enhancing both qualitative and quantitative performance.
Implementation Method 1
the obtained item has the drawback of not being able to ensure the maximum thermal insulation in every portion and in any condition of use
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a padding element (10, 20, 30) for an article of clothing, comprising two liners (1, 21, 31; 2, 22, 32) opposite each other and first pads (3); the first liner (1, 21, 31) and the second liner (2, 22, 32) are joined together along at least one portion of their perimeter, so as to create an intermediate space therebetween; the first pads (3) transversely connect the first liner (1, 21, 31) and the second liner (2, 22, 32) so as to divide the intermediate space into at least two padding chambers (12). The invention also relates to a process for making said padding element (10, 20, 30) and a clothing item comprising at least one padding element of the invention.